In their darkest hours, families feel overwhelmed, and rushed to make a facility decision.
We help families make informed decisions with nationwide comprehensive background investigations of Senior Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities, Residential Care Homes, Memory Care Communities).
We help families make informed decisions with nationwide comprehensive background investigations of Teen Residential Treatment Centers, Wilderness Programs, and Therapeutic Boarding Schools.
State yearly inspections reveal, and flag conditions where a facility's failure has caused, or is likely to cause serious injury, harm, or death. These may include: lack of sanitation protocols which contribute to severe illness, sexual abuse, fire hazards such as blocked emergency exits, inadequate fuel for emergency generators, and inadequate staffing which can lead to missed medications, unaddressed wandering, and untreated injuries.
Before sending your loved one to a facility, know the facility violation history, staff to resident ratio, staff turnover and training, medical professional licensing, and other pertinent information.
Before making a payment to a facility, know if the facility has a history of bankruptcy and litigation, discharge and eviction policy, rate increases, and other pertinent information.
High prices do not guarantee facility safety, qualified medical staff, or effective care. Luxury amenities, and high fees often pay for comfortable rooms and marketing rather than clinical treatment or oversight.
Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is an intentional, negligent act by a person towards an older adult putting the adult at risk. We uncover the facts, and document evidence for presentation to the appropriate authorities, or court.
Victims may be isolated, cognitively impaired, too afraid or ashamed to speak up. Often, the abuser is someone close to them. Types of abuse include physical, emotional, psychological, financial, sexual, and neglect.
Physical abuse is use of force causing pain, injury or distress.
Emotional or psychological abuse is used to gain power through control and manipulation causing mental pain, fear, or distress.
Financial abuse is the illegal, unauthorized, or improper use of funds, home, etc.
Sexual abuse is forced, or non-consensual sexual contact of any kind.
Neglect occurs when a caregiver fails to protect an older adult from harm resulting in serious injury or illness.
"Trouble Teen" Treatment Centers
In a parent's darkest hour and under extreme stress, a child is sent to a treatment center without due diligence.
The “troubled teen” industry is a network of for-profit youth programs, therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment centers, religious academies, wilderness programs, and drug rehabilitation centers. The facilities are operated by private companies, nonprofits, or faith-based groups, and they promise to help youth with problems related to behavior, addiction, and other issues.
There is no federal regulation or oversight of these programs, nor are there consistent regulations among states. Despite numerous allegations of horrendous abuse that date back decades, they continue to operate in a largely unregulated way.
In 2008 the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published the report “Residential Programs: Selected Cases of Death, Abuse, and Deceptive Marketing.” The report “identified thousands of allegations of abuse, some of which resulted in death at residential programs across the country, and in American-owned and American operated facilities abroad.”